Oscar Perez a strapping pilot, diver and parachutist, was responsible for firing shots and lobbing grenades on the Interior Ministry. Photo: ReutersThe rogue police officer behind a helicopter attack on Venezuelan government buildings is an action film star who paints himself as a James Bond-cum-Rambo figure on social media. In a social media video, Perez said he was fighting a tyrannical, vile government. The movie glorifies Venezuela's investigative police as they stage a complex and action-packed rescue using improbably futuristic technology. On Tuesday evening, Perez unfurled a banner from the helicopter with the word, "Freedom!"

Source: Otago Daily Times June 28, 2017 21:00 UTC